Thanks for the rain dance ya’ll June 28, 2011

June 28, 2011

3am, rolling thunder, crazy, booming bolts of lightening.  The clouds finally had something to say and boy are we grateful for the release.  1 3/4 inches fell in an hour and ran off without absorbing much.    The scramble to close windows and grab laundry off the line got me out in the thick of it and I loved the nightlight, vibrant intensity of it all coming down.   Water catchment is a bit fuller, the potatoes (which were slowly dying back and had just begun to flower)  got the drenching they needed.  Everything feels happy and refreshed today.

Happy Garden

About a week ago, while the moon was in the earthly element of Capricorn (great for root crops) we harvested around 400 heads  of garlic and hung them to cure in various places.   Glad to have that work guided by the celestial bodies to get them up and out before this rain came.  Hoping the amount will give us enough for the year and a good seed crop.

Garlic drying in the greenhouse

Looking forward to new discoveries at the creek today.